Overview

• Security forces used tear gas and rubber bullets to break up crowds that defied a police ban on gathering in the Ambohijatovo district.
• General Angelo Ravelonarivo announced a 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew to restore public order, with authorities saying it will remain until calm returns.
• Looting and arson were reported at banks, retailers and a shopping mall, the homes of pro-government lawmakers were attacked, and several cable car stations were set on fire.
• At least three protesters were arrested, and a hospital source told AFP that five demonstrators were killed, a toll not confirmed by officials.
• The movement drew mostly young people organized via social media, with some carrying the 'One Piece' skull flag adopted by anti-establishment youth elsewhere.